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Wireless Systems: Frequencies, Basic Issues & Solutions

Improve Performance with Tips from This 6-Chapter Series

Have you ever run a radio station? Basically that’s what you’re doing every time you operate a wireless system: A transmitter sends out a signal that is picked up by a receiver, albeit within a limited range and at low power.

A wireless microphone has an antenna that transmits radio signals to a receiver with an antenna, and that signal is sent by cable to a sound system. When you throw an in-ear monitor (IEM) into the mix, the IEM is the receiver being fed by a transmitter.

It’s a direct, fairly simple system, but problems can occur. “The Essentials of Wireless Systems”, Chapter 1 of 6 in the Expert Series on Wireless Systems addresses:

• How to reduce noise interference
• Why having equipment with more frequencies is important
• Where to find a list of TV channels to avoid
• What the sale of the 600 spectrum means
• What options you have for equipment in the 600-band range
• What alternate RF bands are available
• How to avoid “fizzing,” “swishing,” dropout and multipath

The ProSoundWeb Expert Series on Wireless Systems is presented by Radio Active Designs, and features top authors from ProSoundWeb and Live Sound International.  Look for additional free chapters in the coming weeks with the goal of learning more about wireless systems.